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Seriously, Belichick was clearly done with this draft when he traded 92 and 125 and chose not to pick for two full rounds (65-137). He did this right after drafting Ridley with this board available
OG Rackley
OG Moffit
WR Hankerson
WR Jerrigan
DE Bailey
DL Casey
DL Eillis
Clearly, Belichick was done with this draft. He took the best player on his board, Ridley, and traded out. Obviously Belichick knows more than we do about how these players would fit into our system and whether they would be upgrades over what we have.
I'm fine with the assessment that Ridley was the best available for us at 74 and that there is higher value from a 2012 1st than what's left in this draft. So I don't EXPECT any player picked tommorrow or as a undrafted free agent to make the team.
Obviously, Belichick might find a magic pick, but this is a poor draft. In other drafts, we found starters like Koppen late, so we'll see. Maybe we'll trade down a couple of times and fill our camp roster early since the lockout is in place again and no free agents will be available.
The best I hope for is another trade into 2012, if anyone will bite.
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Or perhaps, upon a review tonight, Belichick will see the one player he wants and trade up to get him. After all, the two 5th's would get us into the mid 4th. Belichick did that once and then draft the OG he wanted that year: Ohrnberger.
OG Rackley
OG Moffit
WR Hankerson
WR Jerrigan
DE Bailey
DL Casey
DL Eillis
Clearly, Belichick was done with this draft. He took the best player on his board, Ridley, and traded out. Obviously Belichick knows more than we do about how these players would fit into our system and whether they would be upgrades over what we have.
I'm fine with the assessment that Ridley was the best available for us at 74 and that there is higher value from a 2012 1st than what's left in this draft. So I don't EXPECT any player picked tommorrow or as a undrafted free agent to make the team.
Obviously, Belichick might find a magic pick, but this is a poor draft. In other drafts, we found starters like Koppen late, so we'll see. Maybe we'll trade down a couple of times and fill our camp roster early since the lockout is in place again and no free agents will be available.
The best I hope for is another trade into 2012, if anyone will bite.
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Or perhaps, upon a review tonight, Belichick will see the one player he wants and trade up to get him. After all, the two 5th's would get us into the mid 4th. Belichick did that once and then draft the OG he wanted that year: Ohrnberger.